WoodysGirl
09-21-2012, 12:11 PM
Updated Sep 21, 2012 12:12 PM ET
IRVING, Texas
The mention of renewing an old one-on-one rivalry makes DeMarcus Ware (http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/player/demarcus-ware/299871) smile.
When trying to catch the attention of NFL scouts as a college pass-rusher at Troy almost a decade ago, Ware was matched several times against another aspiring pro from a lower-level Division I program (Utah State) who was hoping to impress at left tackle. Once again, Ware will square off against Donald Penn (http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/player/donald-penn/419513) on Sunday when the Dallas Cowboys (http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/team/dallas-cowboys/67043) host Tampa Bay (http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/team/tampa-bay-buccaneers/67061) (1 p.m. ET, FOX).
It dawned on Ware how far both had come when he and Penn were selected to the NFC's 2010 Pro Bowl squad.
"It was just weird to see a guy who started at the same place as me," Ware told FOXSports.com after Thursday's Cowboys practice. "We started at small schools and made it to the league."
Penn said he and Ware became friends at the Pro Bowl because of that shared experience and respect built through college and NFL matchups.
"I used to love to battle against him," Penn told FOXSports.com in a telephone interview. "It's funny how we still continue to battle. He's such a great guy, too.”
Read more: http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/dallas-cowboys-demarcus-ware-has-longtime-rivalry-with-tampa-bay-bucs-donald-penn-092112
IRVING, Texas
The mention of renewing an old one-on-one rivalry makes DeMarcus Ware (http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/player/demarcus-ware/299871) smile.
When trying to catch the attention of NFL scouts as a college pass-rusher at Troy almost a decade ago, Ware was matched several times against another aspiring pro from a lower-level Division I program (Utah State) who was hoping to impress at left tackle. Once again, Ware will square off against Donald Penn (http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/player/donald-penn/419513) on Sunday when the Dallas Cowboys (http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/team/dallas-cowboys/67043) host Tampa Bay (http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/team/tampa-bay-buccaneers/67061) (1 p.m. ET, FOX).
It dawned on Ware how far both had come when he and Penn were selected to the NFC's 2010 Pro Bowl squad.
"It was just weird to see a guy who started at the same place as me," Ware told FOXSports.com after Thursday's Cowboys practice. "We started at small schools and made it to the league."
Penn said he and Ware became friends at the Pro Bowl because of that shared experience and respect built through college and NFL matchups.
"I used to love to battle against him," Penn told FOXSports.com in a telephone interview. "It's funny how we still continue to battle. He's such a great guy, too.”
Read more: http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/dallas-cowboys-demarcus-ware-has-longtime-rivalry-with-tampa-bay-bucs-donald-penn-092112